The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, June 12, 1896, Image 4
TRUMPET CALLS.
Xtuui'M llorn Sound* a Wuratuj; Note
totho Unredeemed*
w
II 10 N nnRor
rolgiiH uiorcy
dtw.
The Hfo upeaka
loudest when tlio
tongue Is dumb.
(Jod In it h oloso
to us In t lie dark
as ho in In tlio
Bunshlno.
Whoovev taken
one step toward
tlio devil will
have to take two.
If wo hold*on to s!n for a day, wo niny
have to liel<l\on to It: for over.
Make yvur Ilfo/n ministry of love,
and God \U:ll imikodt a success.
Wautlng\to do rljfht will amount to
tittle, unlcsA wo decide to do It.
The man A ho walks by faith Is In no
hurry for GoA' to explain himself.
Whenever t\>o devil Is about to strlko
to kill he? pwUtjt>n his Sunday coat.
. i The mlasiwAto^Chrlst wan not to
v.Vach theojog^,^ ut to reveal God.
| It Is notVthone^vho hove the l?est op
portunities) who-imako the best use of
(I If III. t
I When* ?Inverfcomnat'Bsfiinneir with
w hynocrifci, ltydocsn't make 1?>.s?h!ii any
?afcr>
! The nli^n wl*rtu^iot religions at homo
often trlei>vhnjffifyo be ho considered lu
Church. ? v .
i No motter what\ippearanci s /nay ho,
Ithe road God tolls uh> to tak<| lsjahvaya
the best.
1 Whenever tho elock*tlcks^ ItNirlnprs
tho tlfno mviror whou tlrtvloo^ of 'mercy
jwlll shut.
4 There aro nOf many^mDllon^ Ires alive
to day whom . ang?te do not consider
poor men. \
' Strip Satan of tho lino jobe tiKit hides
1ils cloven foot, and ho would! not bo
dangerous. I
y Our great sins do not contdst so much
fn itie things wo do as In those^wo no
;lect to do.
Whenever God gives a cross U>(boor,
lit Is a prophecy that ho will also give
jus strength.
\ The man who Is In earnest about sav
Hng Ills soul will be in earnest about cv
ler^thlng he does.
? It' God answered all prayers Just as
?they aro made, the earth Would soou
return to chaos.
I
> As soon as a man Is convicted of sin,
ho Is convinced that lie cannot be saved
'without God's help.
i It takes some men a loan lime t<> Hni
{out that they can never become rich by
'keeping all they get.
J This world l.s full of green pastures
iwhlch hnvb been prepared expressly
(for tho Lord's sheep.
^ Wlioover throws a stone straight "t
ftlio dovll will hit some lil^hly respect
tiblo ninn in tho face,
, The man who opens tho IMbl<* with a
teachablo spirit, will never havo to close
Jt without being taught.
. When Jesus comes to make up Ida
Jewels, ho will Hud boiiio of 1 1 In bright
est In the dnrkest places.
' Tho proachor who wants sinners
awakened should s^o to It that bin
'church does not go to sloop.
Whenever tho furnace (Joor opens be
Iforo tho Christian, It Is that lie may
i walk through It with Christ,
t Whenever the prenchor cnlls tho devil
t>y his right nnino, somebody in the con
gregation has his feelings hurt,
j Christ went about doing ^ood. Too
?many of his professed followers sit
?lu.wn Inn warm room ami talk about it.
Christ did not como Into the world to
;1>o admired for his knowledge, but to
/died his blood to make atonement for
#lu.
I A good remedy for canker sore mouth
?ran bo made by dissolving one dram
of chlorato of potash In six ounces of
liot water. I'so as a mouth wash every
throo hours.
The M?<!orii Iteauty
Thrivos on goad fool ami sunshine, with
plenty of exercise In tho opan air. i lor form
(flows with health and her face b!oon?i with
its beauty. If fiM-syjtein noadt tho cloansiu#
tu lion of a laxative remedy, she usos tho gen
t !o and ploasant Syrup of Ki|{.i. M.ido by tho
California fix .Syrup Company.
FITS Mopped Aoo by I)B. Kl.tNB'd GltRAT
Nkhvk ItESTOHEn. No tits after flr*t day's ih?.
Marvelous euro?. Trent I we an<l trial but
tle free. Dr. Kliue, UJI Arch St.. I'hkla., 1 'a.
"Have another cigar. uncle." "No,
thank you, my dear." "There are pica,
ty of them." "Yes: but there's only
one of me."- Harper's Mazar.
Buy Jl.oo worth nohHns no.iMi?if.I?or:?x Mr up of
S'oiir irruccr, pn;i 1 \vrn|>;K?r. to I' iih.iii Ko?p Mi'y
I'liltydelplii.i, l*ii. They mil koihI ymi fjes
<? ? !'nr*e, |>< ?nt.ir,*<? |*ir.da h \V.>r> >'?'cr i'oet.vt Di.-.
? touary, i n I'.-.mhI in clot!\ ]>ri>:iiboly il
ItiVrntnl. k<mi.| until Aui.-iis-. 1st only.
Traveler .May I take this scat ? Maid
en (from Huston, icily) Where do you
wish to take it, hir? -Christian Advo
cate.
Mrn. Win* l??v> ^oothinjc Syrup for chllrtron
leethini;, softens the gum-*, reduces Inllnmin*
lion. allays pain. curss wind colic. 25c. a bottle.
I'iso's Cure for Consumption has ifo equal
ns a Cough mcdiclne. ? F. M. AHhott, ;isi
SenccaSt,, HnfTalo. N. Y.. May 0, |S!i|. ^
JTall's Catarrh (Jura Is a liquid mi ii taV*r?
Internally, and acts directly on tho blood and
mucous surfacus of tho system. Writo for tu4?
titnonial.s, froo. Manufactured by
F. .I.CiirNnv ,V- Co.. Toledo, O.
If afflicted with sore ?*>en use I > r. 1. Thomp
ton's Ky? water. Druggist* sell at ji bottle
Pure
Rlood in r?s?ntlf\l to health. Now is th?
tlmn to purify u?<l cntich tho bloo 1, nw)
thus rIvo vigor nn<l vitality, by to k i d^;
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
TheOn?Tm? Hloo 1 Purlflor. All <lriiKKlM*. fl.
Hood's Pills euro nil Liver UK 25 rents.
D III M OR MORPHINE habit cured
on ft ?tu*r?nf?v. Kor jmrtlcu
(?r??.l.lroM P. O. I U,x So. 871. A8IIKVILLK .V. C.
8. N. U.-24.
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CAMPAIGN
AND PRIMARY.
8TATK ICXKCITIVK COMMU^KK
MAKK8 AUUANGHJIKM^
Tito Schedulo of the (/ami<^lK<> (mooV |
lugtj? Tiie Now I'rliiitiry'tKura 1
Adopted.. *
L i
Tito Stuto I>ohvooratio K: foontivo
Oommittco mot at Columbia au d mado
all Ihu arraugomonta for thoi'oming
Shtto campaign. Tim sohodulo which
has boon arranged was carefully pro*
pared iu advancc, and Jittlo or1 no
changes wore inado in it. Tho e<*u
mitteo thon \?ont to work on tho j
aration of lh^ party ri? govoioiag
Iho primtry oloctious. They luul to
ho clmngod to moot tho rcquironumla |
for a dfroot primary for United Stnlvb '
Houator. Tho oath rofjuirod whh 1
changed ho as to mako a man kwcbt
that ho would "support tho aomfntW
instead of "ahido the rvsult" of the,
primary.
Tho following sohedul<) ol campa^jn
meetings throughout tho Mta.tii tyoro
adopted:
Manning, Monday, Juno 22. ?>
Kiugstroe, Tuesday; Juno 28. I
(U'orgotown, Wednesday, Juu??f2i.
Conway, Fi iday, Juno 20.
Marion, Saturday, Juno 27.
Monck'u Corner, Monday, Juno 2'J.
Charleston, Tuesday, Juno 30.
Waltorboro, \Vcduesday, Jijly
Heuufort, Thursday, July 2'? .<
Hampton, Friday, July 3. Jp^
Sumter, Mouday, July 13. R^,
Cautdon, Tuesday, July I t. V"
, Lancaster, Wednesday, July lf>. j ?
Chester, Friday, July 17. f
Yorkvillo, Saturday, JSily 18. |
Chesterfield, Tuesday , July 21.
[ Monuettsvillo, Wodiiosday, July 22. 1
Darlington, Thursday, July 23,
Florence, Friday, July 21.
j liaruwoll, Monday, July 27.
Ailtou, Tuesday, July 28. i
Edgellold. Woduosdry, .July 20.
Saluda, Saturday, August 1, u
Uovington, Mouday, August .'I. .
Wiuushoro, Tuesday, August 4.
Columbia, "WoihiCHday, August 5.
Orangohiirg, Thursday, August 0.
Nowberry, Fridw, August 7.
Ijttureiip, Saturday, August H.
Union, Mynda.y, August 10.
Si>artnnburr7_Tuosday, August II.
(Jroouvillo, Wednesday, August 12. .
l'iokoiw, Thursday, August 13.
Oconee, FricLiy, August 11.
Audoriton, Monday, August 17.
Abbeville, WVdnosdny. August 1!).
TIIK NI'.W UIM.BH.
Tho new rules wero thou adopted us j
follows: ? j
Tho blowing rules shall govern iho
memhol'uiip of tho ditl'oront subordi
luito Del locratio clubs of thin State, the
qualification of voters at. tho primary
cloctious Jiohl by tlio party, tho con
duct of Ihe primary elections to bo hold
on tho last Tuesday (tho 'JOth day) of
August, A. IV, 1 a n*l tho second
primary held two weCky later, if ono
bo nocoftsury :
Jlulo 1. The qualification for mem
bership in any subordinate club of tho I
Democratic party of tli^a Stato, or for
voting at a Democratic priujary, shall
ho as follows, vi/,: Tho a cant for
voter, shall 1 v 21 years of age, or shall
become so before, llio succeeding gen
eral eloctiou, ami bo a white Demo
crat, or a negro w^ho voted for General
Hampton iu 1H7G and who has voted
tho DomocralftJ tiekot continuous!;^
since, Provided, that no white man
shall he o.xehuhxl from partioipation in
tho Demoorntio primary who shall tako
tho pledge required *l>y tho rules of tho
Domocratic patfiy,
Tho managers of each box at tho
primary cleetiou shall require every
voter in a Deinooratio primary eloc
tiou to tako tho following oath and j
plodgo : j
"I do solemnly swear that I am duly
qualitled to voto at this cleotion ac
cording to tho ruIoM of tho Denjooratio
party, and that I Liayo not votod bo
fore at this election, aud plodgo my
self to support tho nominees of tho
party."
ltule 2. Every negro applyiug for
membership iu a'Diunporatlo club, or
offering to vote iu u Democratic pri
mary election, must\produco a written
statement of ton ropy tablo, white mop,
who shall swear ^ that thoy know
of their own kno>\vlcdgo that
tho applicant, or voter, voted
for General Hampton in 187(5 and
has voted the Democratic ticket con
tinuously since. Tho sapl, statement
shall be placed in tho hallo*. box by
the managers and returned with tho
poll lint to the fouii^v ohairtjinu. Tho
managers of election sh\dl keup asepa
rate list of the naniCH of ull negro
voters aud return, with-.tho poll list, to
tho county chairman. ,
No person shall ;be prvnii It ed to voto
unless he has been unrolled on a club
list at least live days beforo the said
primary election. "
The club lists shall ho inspected by
and certified to I ?y tho president and
secretary and turned ovor to tho
manager.*) to' be used as the registry
lists.
Kulo o. Kaeli county executive com
mittee of the l>emr.eratie party in this
State shall meet on or boforo tho first
Monday iu August of each election
year aud shall anjvoint threo managers
for each primary election precinct in
their respective counties, who shall
hold the primary, election provided for
under the Denu^cratie constitution, in
accordance with tho acts of tho general
assembly of this Stnto regulatjog
primary election*, tho constitution of
tho Democratic/party of thin State and
the rules horciu^set forth. Tho names
of such manager* may bo published by
the chairman of cach couuty executive
committee iu ono or more county
papcis at least two weeks beforo tho
cloction.
Ilulo 4. Each voter in naid primary
ahall vote lint two ballot*, on which
ahnll bo pointed or writteb, or partly
printed au<l partly written, the n\pio
or names of tho peraon or peraoha voted
for by him for each of th<j offices to be
filled, together with tho namo of tho
oftico. Tho ticketa to be voted ^*hall
bo in the following form, with apacAa
to anil the different eounti**:
U. 8. Henator.
OoTernor. ' - */>'.
Lieutenant Governor. . . v " \ ;
Secretary of SUU^ ^
Comptroller General.
frl^to Treasurer! x , f
Altohuy Oeueral.
Adjutant and Inspector Oeneral. j
Stato Superintendent of Eduoatiulu
Railroad Commissioner*. -
For Congress l>istriot. I
For Solicitor? - Judicial Ci/cuit. y
Stato Senator.
House of Representatives. i
Sheriff.
Judge of Prolmto,
. Clerk of tho Court. ?'
County Supervisor.
| Coroner.
Co\iuty Suporlntendont of Education.
Treasurer. \
Auditor,...-'
No (vote toe Leouso of representatives
nti ii 1 1 lv^i counted unless it contains uu
many tinmen <?v tho county is entitled
to representative*. . 1
Hulo ft. Tho managers of election
Khali open the polin ?t H o'clock a. in. j
and Hhall close them at 4 o'clock p. m.
After tabulating tho icsult, tho man
agers ?hall certify tho same and for
ward tho ballot box, jyoll lint and all
other papotp relating to such elect/on,
by ono of their autnboV or by tho ox
ecntivo committeeman to, tho chaii^nai)
of lho respective Democratic copnty
executive committees within IS lioura
nfter tho eloHO o
Utile (J. Tho 4'dftnty Democratic u;x.
ecutivo committee shall asaomblo at
their respective cov.rt houses on the
morning of tho socoud day ufter^ tho
election at or before 12 o'clock m^, to
tabulate tho returns and deolaro tho
result of the primary, so far itj* tho
name relates to indjhboreof tho gt*noral
assembly and ooi\pty officers, and bltall
forward immediately to tho chairman
(>f the State executive coqnuittoo at
Columbia, S. C., the 'result of tho
oloction in their respective, counties
for congressmen and solicitors'.
Hulo 7. Tho protests and contests
for county oflhsorH Hhall bo filed within
flvo days after tho election with tho
chnirmau of tho couuty executive com
mittee, and Haid executive committeo
nhall hear and detetSniuo tho same.
Tho Stato exettitivo committeo shall
hear and decide proteste and contests
as. to United States Senators, Stato of
ficers, Congressmen and Solicitors, nnd
ten tlays shall bo allowed for filing tho
name.
Rulo 8. Candidates for t ho General
Asaombly and for county oftlces shall,
ten daya previous to tho primary elec
tion, filo with thy - ^jhairman of tlx*
county exeout&Y^<5minrittoe o pledge
in writing. to ? abide tho ro
f? >r other olficcH.ubull filo audi plodgo
with tho chairman of tho State Demo
cratic executive conimitteo on or bo
for the 22d of ?lSme, 1800. No voto
for any candidate who has not com
plied with thin rule shall bo countod.
Rulo 1). In tho primary cloctions
herein provided for. a majority of tho
voteH cast shall bo necessary to nomi
nate candidates. A acCoud primary,
when neccBSary, shnll bo held two
wooka after tho lirflt, as is provided for
under tho Constitution of tho party,
and shall bo aubjoct to tho rules gov- I
crning i\ic ii rat primary. A{ said sec
ond primary, tho two highest candi
dates alono shall run for auy one oftioe,
but if there are two or nioro vacanciea
for any particqlar oftlce, then double
tho number of candidates shall run for ;
tho vacancies to be filled. For instance,
in a race for slierill" tho two highest
shall run.
Rule 10. In tho evont of a tie be
tween two candidates in th^Becond
prjuiarv, tho county chairman, if it in
a voounty ofllce, and the Stato
chairman, if it is a State oflice, for a
United Htwtcs senator or for oongross,
or for solicitor, shall order a third
primary. Tho question of a majorty
voto shall bo determined by tho
number of votes cast for any particular
ofllce and not by the whole number of
votes cast in the primary. i
Rule 11. I?soh county / exccutivo
committee qhall. famish tho managera
at each precirtot two ballot boxes, ono
for United States senator ana State
officers and tho. other for congressmen,;
solicitors and county oflloerH. , . I
(miIIioiiii's statue Complete*!.
'y>o Calhoun monumont was com
ploted Monday by tho placing of tho
horoio figure of tho groat statesman on
tho column. Tho stone work haB been
complotod for somo months, and tho
groat llutod column has been muoh ad
mired for its symmetry and beauty. J.
Massey Rhind, whoso studio is at No.
'208 East 20th stroot, Now York, is tho
sculptor of this roproduotyon of tho
Southern statesman. Reujwick k As*
pinwall are tho architects of tho ped
estal.
The statue is twelve fret eight
inches in height. It rejrresonts tho
groat nulliflcr in his favorite attitude
when mnkinguu address* The right
hand rests against tho hip nnd along
cloak falls gracefully from tho shoul
der and over the elbow. The loft
hand clasps a scroll and is held for
ward. Tho strong, sombre head is
thrown forward as if the orator was
looking at an audience below. Brushed
up and buck from tho forehead is the
shock of hair that has been mado so
familiar by bis pictures. Tho cloak,
swallow tailed coat, double-breasted
waistcoat, stock, tight trousers and
broad- toed shoos are careful reproduc
tions of the male apparel of the tlrst
half of the century.
The huge j ieco of work has been in
process of construction for seven
months in the foundry of the No rth
American Iron Works Company. It
was moulded in tenrpioces, ono for the
head, two for the legs, two for tho
arms, four for Ihd oloak and ono for
the trunk. Thofi thoso parts were fit
ted together at/the joints and riveted.
There are 0,0 Op pounds of bronzo in
th^aatuo. 'Vh s indue an expense of
3720 at tho stArt. Statuary bronze is
00 per cent dhpper and the iest zinc
nnd tin. At oach corncr of tho gran
t > base bo placed a bronze pal
metto Artfo, likowiao mado there. Tho
btatiio is said to bo tho largest over {
moulded in New York Ftito.
SHOT HvTllSTAKK.
While looking for a llurglnr, Paul
()rc?n? Kills Ills Servant. .
Tsui Or*?n?\ brother of Judge Bamuol E.
Or?<ene, of the Jrfterson county court, Ala.,
shot ami instantly killed Walker, en).
or*?l, who had Iwn the family servant for
yoars. An attempt to rob tho rreMcneo of
Judge Oroene was txpeoted from burglars,
and Paul Greene and Walker agreed to wateh
for the Intruder*. Walker moved out of bis
biding place, and Oreene, thinking him oae
ot the burglars, filled him full of cuokshot
MELON RATES
/HUGH TOO HIGH.
? -
Til K COMPIjAINT OK THK MKLON
AM) Fit U IT tiUOWKRB.
The (/rowfri mid the Railroads Have
u Hearing llefore the IntQr-Htate
Commerce CoiiiiiiltulQii.
The United States luter-Stuto Com*
merco Commission wuh engaged all of
Wednesday in ti.iwg testimony in Co
lumbia in the United Statea court
room in thn matter of tho complaint of
tho Melon ami Fruit Growers' Associ
ation, and of the Btato Bailroad Com*
mission ugaHtud the rates charged by
the railroads for t^ansportiug melons
and fruits to the Northern and Faster*)
markets. Only ono member of tho
Commission, the Hon. J. C. Clements,
formerly Congressman from the Htato
of Georgia, came, and tho Heoretary
was on hand. Tho stonographio testi
mony was carried back to Washington
by Commissioner Clements. * Thore
was a notable gathering of railroad
mon present Thoro wus Mr. Hen
derson, general counsel of tho
Southern Railway system; Messrs.
Culp and Drake, also of tho
Southern; Mr. Emerson, of tho South
Carolina ^u.d Georgia road; Judged.
H. Hudson, of the South Carolina
l'acitlo;. Colonel Gadsden and Mr. 1'.
II. Gndsden, of tho Charleston aud
Savannah railway; Mr. Craig, of the
I'ort ltoyal and Western Carolina
road; Colonel Averill, recoiver of tho
Port lloyal and Augusta road; Colonel
Cardwell, of the Southern; Mr. Barron,
of the Coast Lino; Bailroad Commis
sioners Thomas, Evans and Wilborn,
with their secrotnry, Colonel Duncan;
Major Barker, Col. Miho Brown, of
tho Carolina Midland, and others.
Attorney Goneral Barber was on hand,
appearing on behalf of tho railroad
commission, and Mr. Charles Carroll
Bimms appeared for tho Growers' As
sociation, OtiiorH presont woro Messrs.
Joseph Kcitt, T. S. Williams, of Mo
notta, and the complainants in tho caso
of tho Growers' Association.
Tho complaint of thegrowers alleged
that tho rates oharged last season woro
unjust, unreasablo and excessive, and
in violation of tho provisions of tho
United States act regulating commerco.
Tho complaint further allogod that
"noitlier f-aid rates nor any other rates
than such os aro just, reasonable and
I lawful undor said act, should bo put in
forco nud charged ovor thodefendautH
linos during tlio coining and subaequen*
seasons for tlio shipment and truiist
portation of melons between tbo points
afor?8uid. And petitions over tbat
without tbo intervention of your hon
orable commission, and tbo protection
guaranteed complainants nnd_others
liko -circumstanced, under tho afore
said r.ot to regulate interstate com
merce, and duo and just enforcement
by your honorable commission, that
said defendants will not make such |
just, reasonable and proper tariff rates j
for the ensuing melon season as will
make tho watermelon industry mutual
ly advantageous and profitable to all
parties engaged in tbo growing and
handling thereof."
Tbo complaint set fortb that tho
growers Inst year,/ under tho rates
charged, did not r<ializo 50 per cent,
of the actual cost of production of tho
melons shipped;' tho rato actually ab
sorbing the gfoPR proceeds realized
from tho sak> of tho melons; that tho
roads dolay tho shipments, causing
melons to decay, with total loss to tho
ahippora. Freight ia often overohargod;
that freight haa to bo prepaid; that tho
melon business comes at the idlo sea
eon of tho railroada. Discrimination
in favor of truck farmers ia charged.
Tho requests is made that "after
duo hearing and investigation, an
ordor may bo wado commending and
requiring aaid defendants to ccase and
desist from said violation of aaid act
to regulate commeroo aa aforesaid, and
compol them to ohargo and exact
suoli rates only for tho traDaportation
of melona in carloads botween tbo
points aforesaid, as may upon such in
vestigation be found to be just, reason
able, lawful and undiscrimiQating, and
for such othor and (further order or
orders and relief as tho commission
may deem neceaaary in tho premises,
and for tho protection of tho com
plainants and other producera, buyers
and shippers in the said State of South
Carolina, and tho foateriug and up
building <?f sn industry of great valuo
and profit to the citizens of tho State,
aa well os to tho defendants, now about
to bo stifled as aforoeaid by tho unjust,
unreasonable and discriminating
freight exactions of defendant afore
said."
Tho board of railroad commissioners
also filed a complaint on behalf of tho
interests involved, making practically
the enmo allegations.
Mr. T. S. Williams, of Moaetta,
who had beeu growing molons for eight
years, was tho first man to tako tho
Btand. Tho average cost of producing
a car load of melons, ho said, wos 812.
He gavo tho details of tho exponars.
This did not include accident* and
ravogea of uiolon diseases. Sometimes
tho cost was greater. Ho shipped to
Baltimore and Philadelphia. He cited
several instances of heavy losses. Tho
Grower*' Association, of which ho was
president, did not attempt to regnlato
shipments. He quoted numerous fig
ures, showing aomo profits and aonio
looses. On soiiio shipments his loss
had beeu as great a a $25.93 per car.
Ho displayed several freight billa
showing exceaaivo charges.
Mr. Harron then cross-examined
him. Nothing of consequence was
brought out. In reply to a question
from Mr. Barker, Mr. Williams said
from $50, to $70 a carload of 1,200
Bicloim was considered a good price.
' In reply to a question from Mr*
Clement, tho commissioner, Mr. Wil
liams said the lands used sold at from
810 to $20 an acre. Ho said bo poaai
bly mado expenses on hia melons last
teason.
/ Mr. C. H. Matbis, of Bermrell
county, was tho next witness. He waa
a very intelligent witneaa.
Mr. Mathia said tbat the same land
planted twoyeara insuceeaaion did not
do woll. Ho had been in the busineaa
for seven year a. He told of 45 car
loada he had, on which his total loaa
waa $461.87. He seid the canfe of the
loaa. to far aa he conM see. waa the ?*?
<r
costive freight oba(g6fl. Hh fcaid that
moro t?au 24,0001 pound# had to bo
put iu h oar to mak*> 14 A saloable cur
load. Tbo excess ohfirgOB now put on
eat up tho profits. Home cars wont
through on schedule time, while otheri*
were sometimes delayed ten days,
causing tho melons to spoil. Ho h?d
never knowu a railroad company to
refund the freight on such delayed
onrn, and it wm ft total loss. . Ho had
put in olaims only to have them uu
noticed. The growors loaded the*
felons and tho commiBBion mon un
loaded them. In handling cotton the
railroad* loaded it. He preaeuted
Bomo figures, ? showing tho jrohta and
losses on tho business for some yeftrB.
Tho season usually opened on July 1U,
aud continued through August.
Mr. Paul J. Zoiglor of Allendale, ono
of tho largest melon growers, thou took
tho stand. Hrfwresentod some striking
tabulated stafflkente. His firm lost
from $2,000 to $3,000 on the 200 ear
loads shipped last year. Last August
ho had paid as high as $34.81 per ear
load in freight? moro than was realised.
Homo oars had been delayed causing a
total loaa. They had bought melons iu
u radius of 40 miles from other grow
ers. Ho usually put ono wagon load
of straw in a car. A few days differ
ence in tho handling of the melons
mado no difference If they were pro
perly handled. This years crop
aoroagoiH about 10 percent, lower tlmu
that of last 3 oar. In some instances
tho excels ehargoa wero as much as tho
wholo freight' bill.
The commission then took a reoeaa
till 4 o'clock for dinner. After diunor
JihIro lleiidorsou wanted to know H
any testimony would be token boforo
tho commission when it returned to
Washiugtou. Objootion was tft^od to
thia on tho ground that it would bo too
exponaivo for the oomplainant^fcut
nosaea to go to Washington. It ?^a,
thevoforo, deoided to tako all tho testi
inony beforo an adjournment waa had.
Mr. Barron wautod tho oaso dis
missed on tho grouud that no particu
lar instauoo had been proven where
tho allfgod oxooasivo rates wero
chargod, and because all tho ovidoftco
I against tho alleged rate was o fa top
positions charactor . 1 hen ho muA
that his system bo eliminated from the
rCJ\ulco Hendoraon was desirous of
having tho caso dismissed \)ecJUB0 ,?"
its faco a rate waa boing attackod that
waa not really of forco.
Then Mr. Emerson of tho Const lurio
took tho stand aud gavo tlio side of the
railroads in tho matter. He explained
very fully ?ho system of prepaying
clmrgos on melous. Tho cxcobs charged
was nothing new. The carload rate
was fixed for 24,000 pounds, and all
above that in weight was charged up at
tho proportionate rate. This was done
in tho caso of all commodities. _
ship less than a carload meant tho im
position of a higher rate. \\ heu tlio
running time of a freight train was de
creased that meant the increase of the
oxponaea; fewer cars had to bo oairitd
and'heavier onginea had to bo uaed. j
Mr. JDinorson could not givo tho figures
showing thia increaao. Tlio road handl
ing thia freight waa liablo in many ro
spocts and tho wrecking of a car meant
tho paying for tho contents. Ho
.thought tho melon rato today was too
low to bear its proportionate share of
the expenses. A reduction of about I
thrco cent a per hundred baa been
made on melons in tho last few years.
The rate sheets were usually lesuea
after tho melon crop had been planted.
Mr. Emerson stated that costly ven
tilated carshadbeen put on just for tho
benefit of the growers Ho fnl lly ex
plained tho melon tariff Bhcet8 J1?
melon ahippiug service was distinctly
a apecial service in all respects
lleceivor Avcrill, of the Port Royal
and Augusta line, theu took the stand.
He bad hud much oxperiouco in hand
ling melonH on his road. Additional
sido-tracks hnd to bo put in, and they
bad cost his road about S3, 500. The
regular sido-tracks wcro practically
useless for tho purpose of handling
melon cars. Again, melon trains bad
to bo limited to 20 cars. On a level
road it took 30 per cent, more fuel to
run tho train. . Tho melon growers
would not U60 tho old stylo care. Cars
were frequently loaded on the main
lino in ordor to help tho growers out
in tho matter of saving time. Ho had
received no complaint from the melon
growers on his road, and he expected
to handle threo times as many this
year. There was , no ovidonco of
stifling tho industry on his lino. The
now stylo cars held Jabout 200 more
melons than tho cars formerly used.
Tho northern roads insisted on charg
ing tho excess. Tho melon acreage
this year, ho thought, would bo from
250 to 300 acrcs increase. There wan
no comparison between tho handling of
melon and ordinary freight trains.
Mr. Cnlp, whon placed on tho *tand,
told of the txpcrienco of his system in
handling melons. Other lines required
that tho froight on melons should bo
prepaid. Tho freight rates on melons
ho considered very low. If tho busi
ness was not profitable, bo failed to
see wborein the roads wcro responsible.
Ho could not say that thero was but
very littlo else to bo handled at this
timo of tho year oxcept melons. Fast
trains also cost moro to operato. No
exoess charges were made on actual
weights. His road handled about
1,100 car loads of melons from this
Stato each season.
Mr. L. J. Conrtonay, of Trenton, a
largo grower, was thon j Hit on the stand.
He said that tho roads required all
freights on melons to be^guajAnteed.
Ho know of Bomo instance*, however,
wbero they wore not gusraiUeed.
Col. D. Cardwell "was the last wit
ness. Ho stated that the northern
roads only insisted on prepayment of
Weight when there was a glut on tho
northern and eastern markets. Then
only were prepayments required.
Tho testimony is to be written out
and the counsel on both sides a*o to be
supplied with copies. Then care
will be argued in Washington.
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Judge Newmsnat Atlanta.Ga., delivered an
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